Information You Provide
Search Queries
When you enter a name, location, or other search term into a partner search tool, that request is sent to the third-party provider that operates the tool. This site does not keep its own separate log of those search terms.
Messages and Contact Requests
If you send an email or contact message, the information you provide may be kept long enough to review and respond. It is not shared outside the organization except when a valid legal requirement calls for disclosure.
Information Collected Automatically
Basic technical information may be collected when pages load, including:
- IP address.
- Browser type and browser version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Pages viewed and approximate time spent on those pages.
- Referring website, when a browser provides it.
- Date and time stamps.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to understand site traffic, remember technical preferences, and measure how visitors use pages. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although some site features or partner tools may work differently after cookies are disabled.
How Information Is Used
- To keep the site available, readable, and reasonably fast.
- To send search requests to the correct partner service when a visitor uses a search tool.
- To understand which Otsego County jail, court, and records pages are useful to readers.
- To detect technical problems, broken links, abuse, or security issues.
- To display advertising that may be based on general interests or site activity.
Links to Other Websites
This site links to official resources such as the Otsego County Sheriff's Office, Otsego County Corrections pages, New York DOCCS, VINELink, the BOP locator, ICE ODLS, New York WebCriminal, and records-request pages. Once you leave this site, the privacy policy of the destination website applies.
Advertising and analytics partners may use their own systems to measure visits or deliver interest-based ads across different websites. Those activities are handled under the partner's own policies.
Who May Receive Information
Personal information is not sold as a standalone list. It may be received by the following parties when needed for the services described in this notice:
- Search partners that process queries entered into their tools.
- Analytics providers that measure traffic and page performance.
- Advertising networks that place or measure ads.
- Law enforcement, courts, or government agencies when a valid subpoena, court order, or other legal process requires it, including requests tied to New York Public Officers Law Article 6 or other lawful authority.
Security
Reasonable security practices are used to protect information handled by this site. No website, server, email system, or internet-connected service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users Under 18
This site is intended for adults. It does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If a minor submitted information, contact us so the material can be reviewed for deletion.
Your Data Rights
- Ask for a copy of personal information held by the site.
- Ask that inaccurate personal information be corrected.
- Ask that personal information be deleted when deletion is legally and technically available.
- Opt out of certain processing where an opt-out right applies.
Policy Updates
This notice may be revised from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised text taking effect when published.